last year la carnita presented uno, a one-night-only showing of works by street artists accompanied by live sets of music by a variety of djs and mexcian cuisine by la carnita (of course). i didn't know much about the event at the time but what i do know is that i should have attended. my twitter and instagram timeline was flooded with pictures of the event that had me wishing i was there.
this year for dos i made sure to mark it on my calendar. there were artists from all over the world presenting original works of art, superstar djs and a street food menu not only provided by la carnita but also big star out of chicago. all artwork that night were available for sale and i saw some red dots on a few pieces, barely an hour into the event. and if you didn't have the cash to buy the original pieces a few of the artists had poster reproductions for purchase too.
i had a great time at dos and i look forward to what la carnita will have in store next year for tres (i'm guessing that will be the name of the next one). below i've included some pictures of my favourite pieces that night. for a full listing of all the talent that participated and their links, have a look at the website here.
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| BACON | cedar knots resin coated aerosol on canvas, 48x96" this one was my favourite of the night. if i had $3500 to spare for sure there would have been a red dot beside bacon's name. |
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| (left) BACON | uprooted resin coated aerosol on canvas, 48x72" (right) KWEST | omega trout amercian black walnut, african padauk, white cedar root, acrylic aerosol, glass marble eye, copper, 80x80x16" |
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| DUBELYOO + GENE PENDON | the rumble thrilla mixed media on canvas, 48x72" |
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| JACQUI OAKLEY | moon jaguar acrylic on wood panel, 36x36" |
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| JACQUI OAKLEY | the jaguar paper mask, 15x16x7" |
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| GRAHAM CURRAN left to right by row: a bear piano | all aboard | guitarsier | sloth harmonica | swan horn | owl drummer ink on drawing paper, 5x7" |
